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Link: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8wc6gd/ YJg-ZF0:qYG$IUkE/www.buzzfeed.com/miniusanotnormal/25-places-that-look-not-normal-but-are-actually-r-7lct/
1. Mt. Roraima, Venezuela
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2. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
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3. Moravia, Czech Republic
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4. Tulip fields - Lisse, Netherlands
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5. Iceland
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6. Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Vallejo, California
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7. Namibia
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8. Naica Mine - Chihuahua, Mexico
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9. Tunnel of Love - Kleven, Ukraine
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10. Metro - Stockholm, Sweden
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11. Lapland, Finland
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12. Zhangye, China
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13. Mount Grinnell - Glacier National Park, Montana
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14. The Richat Structure - Mauritania
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15. Hang Son Doong Cave - Vietnam
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16. Chand Baori - Abhaneri, India
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17. The Stone Forest - Yunnan, China
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18. Berry Head Arch - Newfoundland, Canada
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19. Lake Retba - Senegal
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20. Gullfoss - Iceland
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21. The Wave - Arizona
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22. Socotra, Yemen
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23. Grand Prismatic Spring - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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24. Door to Hell - Derweze, Turkmenistan
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25. Crystal Cave - Skaftafell, Iceland
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Earth_First
(14,910 posts)Thanks for the OP!
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)My eyes popped.
MsPithy
(809 posts)These are really extraordinary!
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)Sugoiiiiiiiii!
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,852 posts)MichaelSoE
(1,576 posts)Solly Mack
(90,798 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Here's a couple from Yehliu in Taiwan.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)[ font size=1]and I think the first one might be a butt [/font ]
Dash87
(3,220 posts)18. Watch out for spawning creepers and skeletons.
NJCher
(35,804 posts)No. 8, the orange background with black trees, was a product of Illustrator?
Cher
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)This is the only one that I cannot believe is real. I have to see that to believe it.
But all are awe inspiring places.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Raffi Ella
(4,465 posts)So interesting, thanks for the post.
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)The pink water can't possibly be a good thing I am guessing.
Chan790
(20,176 posts)that live off the minerals. There's a similar lake in Australia called Hiller Lake which is separated from the ocean by a strip of land 50' across.
Lake Hiller
olddots
(10,237 posts)please explain ...........
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,483 posts)WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2011/05/27/136711536/is-that-nat-geo-photo-a-painting
Thanks for this thread!
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)A recent oddity here too :
Toxic Derbyshire 'Blue Lagoon' dyed black............for safety.
A pool at a disused Derbyshire quarry, known locally as the Blue Lagoon, has been dyed black in a bid to deter people from swimming in it.
Despite the water at the quarry at Harpur Hill, near Buxton, having a pH level of 11.3 dozens of people still swim there.
Bleach has a pH level of 12.3 and signs warn swimmers the water could cause skin complaints.
Swimmers are also warned the water contains rubbish and dead animals.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-22843481
malthaussen
(17,230 posts)Sounds like my old swimming hole.
-- Mal
Lucky Luciano
(11,267 posts)a kennedy
(29,753 posts)A Little Weird
(1,754 posts)Makes me want to travel. And learn photography!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)A Little Weird
(1,754 posts)Now I just need to find my suitcase and a winning powerball ticket!
cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)#10 looks like the architects were inspired by the hellmouths that Flemish painters in the Renaissance loved to paint.
valerief
(53,235 posts)ailsagirl
(22,904 posts)Utterly breathtaking
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Thanks for posting!
Julie